Portuguese associations meeting in Lisbon
Last Friday, the 4th of November, in a meeting in Lisbon, at the office of ANS, with AOFA, AP, ASPP (police trade union) and APG (GNR association), a joint initiative for the 19th of November was decided. Update expected at the 19th of November. In the picture, from left to right: …
Portugal: State Budget 2023, Military demand “fair pay” and “right to collective bargaining
On the eve of the start of the general debate on the proposed State Budget for 2023, about two hundred military gathered in Terreiro do Paço, in front of the Ministry of Finance, in what they called a “public tribune” to express their dissatisfaction. Professional military associations representing officers, sergeants …
ANS: Proposal for salary revision for Sergeants presented at the National Defense Commission of the Portuguese Parliament
The President and the three vice-presidents of the ANS Board, respectively, António Lima Coelho, Rogério Graça (Navy), Carlos Colaço (Army) and Norberto Mateus (Air Force) were received on October 26, in an audience at the National Defense Committee of the Assembly of the Republic, for the presentation and defense of …
Ireland: Post 1994 Sergeants – Enforced Retirement
Speaking today, Ger Guinan, General Secretary of PDFORRA stated: “Members have lived in hope since last year that their contracts would be finalised in a fair manner. Unfortunately, here we are 10 months later with Christmas fast approaching and members still do not have clarity as to whether they will …
PFEARFU: Alarming increase in the “Morbidity Index” among Armed Forces personnel
PEARFU sounds the alarm of health issues of the Armed Forces due to the aggressive increase of the “Morbidity Index”, in recent years. It briefly exposes the causes of the increased morbidity (frequent permutations, lack of staff, frequent job rotation, assignment of duties without previous training and aged staff) and …
ASSODIPRO – 30 years celebration in Italy
On 14 September 2022, Assodipro celebrated its 30th anniversary. Thirty years of commitment to defending and supporting the Italian military and their families. The celebration, held in Rimini, honoured great men such as former Assodipro’s President Emilio Ammiraglia and Admiral Falco Accame, for his battles against depleted uranium and military …
PFEARFU: Protest Rally at the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair; We continue our fight!
A joint protest rally and march from the White Tower to the Deputy Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace was held by the Federations of the Security Forces and the Armed Forces, on the afternoon of September 9, 2022, on the occasion of the opening of the 86th International Fair of Thessaloniki and …
PFEARFU – ANS: Bilateral Members Meeting
On 20 September, the President, Athanasios Sarris, and the Treasurer, Stergios Orkas, of PFEARFU’s Military Union of Thessaloniki met with the President of PFEARFU, Dimitrios Rotas, and the member of EUROMIL Board, Mr Georgios Zgardanas, and with the colleagues from Portugal and specifically from the ANS (Associação Nacional de Sargentos …
News from our German Association, DBwV
*Credits: EFP: Foto: NATO EFP Lithuania 1. Status quo: Bw alliance commitments within the framework of NATO on the eastern flank Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Since August 2017, Bundeswehr soldiers have been deployed as part of the multinational NATO Battlegroup in Lithuania. The primary operation is of the German soldiers …
CS: “Ready from the get-go”
*Picture: Command Sergeant Major Torben Kristensen (far right) training in Estonia as part of the NATO mission, enhanced Forward Presence Danish Command Sergeant Major Torben Kristensen recently completed five months of deployment to Estonia as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence. He reflects on the war in Ukraine as a …